Revisus

Revisus is a Latin term that functions as a perfect passive participle and adjective, meaning “having been seen again” or “revisited.” It derives from the prefix re- meaning “again” and visus, the participle form of video “to see.” In Latin, revisus is used to describe something that has undergone inspection, examination, or revision, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case.

In classical and medieval Latin, revisus commonly appears in phrases indicating a revised or reexamined object. For example, a masculine singular noun in the nominative may be paired with revisus to signal that the item has been reviewed, such as liber revisus for “a book that has been revised.” The term can also function in a broader sense to indicate that something has been looked over or checked again.

In scholarly and manuscript contexts, revisus is often used to label revised editions, corrected copies, or reexamined texts. It is more typical in Latin-language settings, including philological, paleographic, and ecclesiastical writing, than in contemporary everyday Latin usage. When encountered in modern scholarship, revisus usually appears within notes, captions, or descriptions that accompany revised materials.

Form and grammar: The participle revisus declines like other second-declension adjectives or participles, and its exact form mirrors the noun it modifies (e.g., revisus, registra revisus, librum revisum). As with many Latin adjectives, context determines gender, number, and case agreement.